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The Carver City Golf Tournament at MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL

by Debert Cook

The day was August 1, 2014.  It was hot, bright and humid summer morning for the tee off of the annual Carver City Golf Tournament that attracted many of its regular competitors. The scramble format was exciting and after a long, heated round of 18 holes winners came out with -11.  And not a bad day for all the perspiration that was required to finish!   vernell Williams_longest drive_and rufus lewis tournament coordinator

 

Tournament Director Rufus Lewis (left) awards the long drive trophy to Vernell Williams (Clearwater, FL). Rufus Lewis with surburnia Johnson and Robert EdwardsLeft-Right:

 

Tournament Director Rufus Lewis with 1st Place winners Subernia Johnson (Clearwater, FL) and Robert Edwards (Montgomery, AL).

Norma Larkins and Vernell Williams

 

(L-R) Norma Larkins (Tampa, FL) and Vernell Williams shot -6 for the tournament. MacDill Air Force Base is an active United States Air Force base located approximately 4 miles south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida. MacDill AFB was established in 1939 as Southeast Air Base, Tampa. It is named in honor of Colonel Leslie MacDill (1889–1938). A World War I aviator, Colonel MacDill was killed in a crash of his North American BC-1 on 8 November 1938 at Anacostia, D.C. During World War I he commanded an aerial gunnery school in St Jean de Monte, France. 

 

Al Cobb Major Al Cobb (Ret) is a freelance photojournalist residing in Valdosta, GA.






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